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Tuesday, 9 October 2018

Eeek how time flies

A perfect gluten free and dairy free pumpkin pie. The crust turned out to be quite easy to work with, unlike my previous attempts at gluten free pie crust. The pumpkin was one I processed myself and the whole pie turned out to be not overly sweet with a tender crust which wasn't soggy or gritty. It was absolutely delicious. It was pretty too!

The navy and brightly coloured yarn plied together. This is the partial bobbin that I'd spun up as a tester. I'm still spinning the rest of the navy for the full bobbin. It definitely subdued the bright colours, but since I was worried about muddying the colours up when they were plied, this is definitely not muddy! I rather like this combination of colours, even though I'm not always a huge fan of marled yarns.

I had just about 100 g of superwash merino left in the bag. I tossed it in the pot with some brown, blue and black dye. I'm really happy with this bit of fibre. I like the more subdued colours in this batch. It's a bit of a change from the bright colours I often use. I used weak acid dyes, with a low immersion technique.

It's been crazy busy here. Some days I didn't even get a chance to practice the banjo because it felt like I was hardly home. The grey, wet weather has been putting a damper on things too, as it's been delaying projects.

I made this hat. I need to needle felt some decorations for it. I made a second hat in a different style, without the brim, which is going to get some embroidery on it, if I get the time.